Main Event
Day 3 Started
2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit - Harrah's Chester
Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit - Harrah's Chester
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
269
Level
29
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
The Final Table Awaits
Welcome to PokerNews' Day 3 coverage of the World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event at Harrah's Chester. A starting field of 269 is down to just nine hopefuls, all with their eye on the $94,901 first-place prize and a seat in the WSOP-C National Championship later this month.
Atop the chip counts is Ramana Epparla with 1,950,000, but an eager and skilled group will be looking to make their mark. WSOP-C Choctaw Main Event Champion Huy Nguyen is hoping to add a second ring, while seasoned pros Kenny Nguyen and Ari Engel will be looking to claim their first circuit Main Event titles.
Here is how the final table lineup stacks up:
| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huy Nguyen | 429,000 |
| 2 | Robert Hwang | 274,000 |
| 3 | Ed Cotter | 686,000 |
| 4 | Ryan Waddell | 321,000 |
| 5 | Sean Knitter | 226,000 |
| 6 | Ari Engel | 411,000 |
| 7 | Ramana Epparla | 1,950,000 |
| 8 | Kenny Nguyen | 622,000 |
| 9 | Robert Scott | 467,000 |
Play kicks off at Noon local time, about 20 minutes from now, so be sure to keep it here at PokerNews for all of the exciting final table action!
Level: 23
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
The First One to Scott
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Level 23
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
In early position, Robert Scott came into the pot limping, and Ed Cotter raised to 40,000 from the cutoff seat. Scott called the remainder, and the two men took a 
flop. Scott checked, then called a continuation bet of 50,000 from Cotter.
Both men check-checked through the 
turn and 
river.
Scott slapped his 
down on the felt, and the hooks were good enough to drag that pot. Scott moves up to about 530,000 with that increase, knocking Cotter back around 560,000 in the process.
Knitter Threads the Needle
Level 23
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
First in from middle position, Sean Knitter opened the pot to 40,000, and Ramana Epparla three-bet to 140,000 in position. When the action passed back around to Knitter, he shoved in for 182,000 total. Epparla called with the 
, and Knitter's 
was a small favorite to keep him alive.
The board ran out 
, and that's safe and sound for Knitter. He's found the double to 406,000, while Epparla slides back a step to 1.72 million.
Level: 24
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
Knitter On a Tear
Level 24
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Beginning the day on the shortest stack, Sean Knitter is advancing toward the top of the leaderboard here in the early stages of play.
We pick up another pot as Knitter called a 43,000-chip preflop raise from Huy Nguyen. Knitter was out of position, and he checked the 
flop. Nguyen continued out with 55,000, and Knitter called to see the 
on the turn. He check-called another bet there, 67,000 this time, and the 
filled out the board. Knitter took control now, leading with an all-in shove. Nguyen surrendered, dropping down to 295,000.
Knitter is on the rise, working his stack up to 590,000.
Nguyen Defends His Blind
Level 24
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
in a battle of the blinds, Ramana Epparla opened to 46,000 from the small, and Kenny Nguyen came along from the big.
Heads-up, the dealer spread out 
, and Epparla continued out with another 46,000 chips. Nguyen proceeded to raise to 125,000, and that won him the pot right there, increasing his stack to 670,000.
Photos From the Final Table
Epparla Falls Further; Scott on the Rise
Level 24
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
From the hijack seat, Ramana Epparla raised to 46,000. Robert Scott three-bet to 96,000 from the button, and Epparla made the call to see a flop.
It came 
, and Epparla check-called a bet of 50,000. That led them to the turn, and Epparla knocked the table again. Scott put out 80,000 this time, only to see Epparla check-raise to 220,000 total. Scott responded with a reraise all in, and Epparla got the message and forfeited his cards back to the dealer.
Scott is up to about 930,000 with that pot, dropping the chip leader down to 1.24 million. He's still the big stack, but his count is going in the wrong direction as he struggles to win a pot today.